Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council
Seal of Bihar
Incumbent
Devesh Chandra Thakur
since 25 August 2022
Bihar Legislative Council
StyleThe Hon’ble (formal)
Mr. Chairman (informal)
Member ofBihar Legislative Council
ResidencePatna
AppointerMembers of the Legislative Council
Term length6 years

The Chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council[1] is the presiding officer of the Legislative Council of Bihar, the main law-making body for the Indian state of Bihar. Chairmen hold office until ceasing to be a member of the council or resigning from the office. The chairman can be removed from office by a resolution passed in the council by an effective majority of its members. In the absence of chairman, the meeting is presided by the deputy chairman.

List

  • *  represents acting chairmen
No Portrait Name Constituency Term[2] Party
* Umeshwar Prasad Verma 4 October 1986 18 January 1990 7 years, 214 days Indian National Congress
8 19 January 1990 6 May 1994
* Raghuvansh Prasad Singh 7 May 1994 5 April 1995 333 days Janata Dal
* Jabir Husain 6 April 1995 25 July 1996 11 years, 9 days
9 26 July 1996 6 May 2000
* 7 May 2000 29 June 2000 Rashtriya Janata Dal
30 June 2000 15 April 2006
* Arun Kumar Gaya Teachers 16 April 2006 4 August 2009 3 years, 110 days Indian National Congress
10 Tarakant Jha elected by MLA's 4 August 2009 6 May 2012 2 years, 276 days Bharatiya Janata Party
11 Awadhesh Narain Singh Gaya Graduates 8 August 2012 8 May 2017 4 years, 273 days
* Haroon Rashid elected by MLA's 9 May 2017 6 May 2020 2 years, 363 days Janata Dal (United)
* Awadhesh Narain Singh Gaya Graduates 16 June 2020 25 August 2022 2 years, 70 days Bharatiya Janata Party
12 Devesh Chandra Thakur Tirhut Graduates 25 August 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 140 days Janata Dal (United)

References

  1. ↑ "Chairmen List". www.biharvidhanparishad.gov.in.
  2. ↑ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha/Speaker". vidhansabha.bih.nic.in. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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